Combined measure, funnel, and filter.



PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

v P. MAGA. MAOKASKIB.

COMBINED MEASURE; FUNNEL, AND FILTER.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 6. 1907.

lNVENTOf? WITNESSES A TTORNE S PETER MACALLISTER MACKASKIE, OF CENTRAL,NEVADA.

COMBINED MEASURE, FUNNEL, AND FILTER.

Application filed June 6, 1907.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Serial No. 377,584.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER MACALLISTER MACKASKIE, a citizen of the UnitedStates,- and a resident of Central, in the county of Nye and State ofNevada, have invented a new and Improved Combined Measure, Funnel, andFilter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of this invention is to provide noval details ofconstruction for a funnel, a coniform filter, and a controlling valvefor closing the spout of the funnel, whereby the funnel shell is adaptedfor use as a liquid measure, parts being so arranged that the contentsof the funnel must pass through the filter before they are dischargedthrough the funnel spout.

A further object is to provide a combined measure, a funnel and filterwhich are readily separated for cleaning the same and that may bequickly and reliably assembled for service, means for opening andclosing the valve so that the contents of the funnel or part of saidcontents may be discharged as may be desired, and another object is toso construct the device that it may be readily manufactured withordinary tinsmith tools, from inexpensive and durable material at a lowcost.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, as is hereinafter described and defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the axis of the device,showing parts in normal positions for use as a liquid measure; Fig. 2 isan enlarged view of a )ortion of the filter, showing novel details 0construction therefor; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view substantially onthe line 33 in r ig. 1; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of thefunnel spout detached, showing theconstruction of said spout when sheetmetal is used as a material for its manufacture: and Fig. 5 is atransverse sectional view of the funnel spout substantially on the line5-5 in Fig. 4.

The funnel shell 6 is preferably formed of sheet or plate metal, cut andstamped into form, having a coniform shape; and is of a capacity whichwill adapt it, when filled with liquid to serve as a measure, that maybe a gallon or any preferred division of such a liquid measure. Thenormally upper edge of the funnel shell 6 is hemmed with an inlaid wirea, the hem being thus rendered cylindrical in cross section and as shownis turned inward, affording an offset shoulder a thereat. At theconverged lower end of the funnel shell, a circular opening of suitablediameter is afforded for reception of the. spout 7 that maybe cast intoform from any )ret'erred metal as indicated in Fi l or be.

formed of sheet metal as shown at 7 in Figs. {1 and 5. In either case,the spout 7 or 7", is tapered properly from a point I) to the lower endd of the spout body, the diameter of said body at the mint 1) beingslightly greater than that of the circular opening at the lower end ofthe funnel shell, so that the. spout will fit liquid tight in the shell6, if inserted and forced down to the point I) thereon. Above the ointb, the spout body extends of a proper iength and is rendered cylindricalas shown at I), having a diameter about equal with the portion at b; andit will be seen in Fig. 1 that when the spout is in position forservice,'the cylindrical body portion b thereof will project into thelower portion of the funnel shell 6. The inner surace .of the spout body7 is flared upward from near the point I), a short distance, thusforming a coniform valve seat and above said seat the cylindricalextension b has a true cvlindrical bore.

Slightly above the point I) a plurality of spaced apertures c for thefree assage of-the liquid are formed in the side wail of the spout, thisbeing the case whether the spout is formed of cast or sheet metal, saida ertures 0 being preferably of equal area an rectangular form. As shownin Fig. l. the relative position of the apertures is such that they willbe disposed just above the point I) where the funnel shell has contactwith the spout, and cut throu h the coniform valve'seat beforementioned. A plug-valve 8 is provided, that is designed to control theflow of liquid from the funnel 6 or seal the assages therefrom into thespout, said va ve having the main portion 0 its body'cylin'drical, fromwhich extends downwardly a coniform )ortion 8, fitted liquid-tightwithin the va veseat, and when seated therein will obviously seal thedischarge a ertures c.

L' on the side wal of the funnel-shell 6 a brac 'et arm 9 is secured,that projects above the upper edge of said shell, and near the upper endof the bracket-arm an open slot c is formed therein, which is parallelin its defining walls for a short distance inward, and at the inner endis enlarged so as to produce a curved wall that is lower than theentering slot, thus producing a shoulder at e. A lever 10, preferablyshaped as shown in Fig. 1, has a straight member thereon, a cross in atg, that engages the slot 0, and seats belnnd the shoulder e, and anupwardly. and outwardly curved handle 10*, extended outward from thetrunnions formed by the pin g. A link rod 10 extends between the valve 8and inner end of the lever 10, having its ends loosely connected with,said parts respectively, as shown in Fig. 1.

Upon the extension of the funnel shell 6, below the bracket arm 9, ahandle piece is secured, this piece being preferably formed of a strippf metal bent between its ends into substantially looped form, thusproviding two handle members or limbs 11, 11 that at their extremitiesare attached upon the wall of the funnel shell as indicated at 71, 71 inFig. 1. The looped or bow portion 11 of the handle piece ispreferably.shaped as shown in Fig. 1, being curved at its upper andlower end into segmental form. as is represented at 'i, 'i, these curvedintegral portions merging intoreversed curved portions 2, i resectively, that are joined to the outer ends 0 the limbs-l1, 11.

'It will be seen that the peculiar shape given to thehandle pieceaffords a grip portion 11 and two hand and finger holds at t, i so thatwhen gras ed by the hand of the user of the device, a uni grip may behad, and a tendency to tip downward, due to weight of the device and itscontents, will be counteracted. A {gate spring 12, preferably bent asshown in ig. 1, is seated and secured by its lower end upon the upperlimb 11 and thence curves upward and outward so as to have contact atthe upper end thereof upon the lower edge of the handle 10 on the lever10, and as is apparent in Fig. 1, the tension of the lever will co-actwith the weight of the valve 8, to normally seat itliquid tight in thevalve seat before mentioned.

It will be obvious that ressure on the outer end of the handle 10 ii)the thumb of the operator when using the device, will lift the valve 8and 0 en the holes 0 for a free downward flow of iquid through the spout7 or 7. The filter which is designed to co-act with the funnelhereinbefore described is in the form of an inverted truncated cone, and

while perforated sheet metal may be emplo ed for its construction, itispreferred to ma e the filter body of woven wire cloth of suitablemesh, this material being indicated in the drawings. I

The filter body is cut from one piece of wire woven material, of a sahpethat when curved into form the material will take the form of aninverted cone 13, flattened on the normally lower end. The uprightmeeting edges m of the shaped material are either butted together or mayhave a portion on one edge thereof lapped over the other edge, asindicated at m in Fig. 2. The lower edge of the filter material ishemmed, having a wire ring n filling in the hem, and the inner diameterof said small end of the filter is such that it fits neatly over theupper end of the s out 7 or 7*, the ring and hem serving to holc thelower portions of the side edges m, oined and secured together.

A hem is formed at the upper edge of the filter body and in said hem n,a resilient wire ring 0 is embedded, the ends of the rin beingseparated, but one end )ortion of the spring ring is offset as at 1) inig. 2, thus disposing the end portions beyond the offset below and nearto the otherend of the ring, so as to work loosely in a perforated ear7' that projects downward from the short end of the wire ring. An ear ris secured on the other end portion of the ring 0 so as todependtherefrom, these ears r and 1" afi'ording means for contractingthe diameter of the u per end of the filter body when the lat-ter isiieing introduced within the funnel shell, by gripping the earsmanually.

Thehcight of the filter body 13 is so proportioned, that when the lowerend thereof is slid down over the upper end I) of the spout? or 7 acontraction of the resilient ring 0 will adapt itand the hemmed upperedge of the filter body to fit closely beneath and in enforced contactwith the shoulder a on the hem at the upper edge of the funnel shell 6,the release of the s ring wire rin o permitting an expansion 0 said ringand a corresponding increase in' the diameter of the up er edge portionof the filter body.

the liquid that is to be measured and as the valve 8 is normally closedand the passages a sealed thereby, the liquid poured into the filterwill pass therethreugh and fill the annular space 8, that intervenesbetween the filter body and funnel shell. The capacity of the funnelshell beingknown, a measure is had of the liquid contents thereof andupon applying pressure upon the handle 10 so as to raise the plug valve8, the entire contents of the funnel, or any portion thereof, may bedischarged from the depending spout 7, into a receiving vessel'if thisis desired.

It will be apparent that the liquid occupying the filter 13 must assthrough its perfo rate wall to enter the unnel shell and escapetherefrom through the discharge holes or passages c, consequently thedevice as-const-ructed serves the triple purpose. of a measure, filterand funnel.

It is to be understood that if preferred the spout 7 or 7 may be securedfirmly upon the funnel-shell 6, and thus afford a complete funnel thatmay be used without the filter 13.

2. The combination with a coniform funnel shell having a hemmed up eredge, and a detachable spout depending om said shell, of a. perforateconiform filter body, fitting at its lower end on the upper end of thespout which projects into the funnel, and an expanding resilient ringsecured on the upper edge of the filter body and having enforcedengagement with the hemmed upper edge of the funnel shell.

3. The combination with a funnel shell, and a detachable spout dependingtherefrom, of a coniform filter body engaging the s out at the lower endof said filter body, and eld detachably at its uplplelr edge upon theupper edge of the funnel s 4. The combmation with a funnel shell, adepending spout thereon having lateral holes in the upper portion of itsside wall that are located at the bottom of the funnel shell, of a valveadapted for closing the lateral holes, a handle on the funnel shell, aspring on said handle, a bracket arm on the handle and funnel shell,said arm hav-in an open slot in its outer side ed e, a hand e leverdetachably pivoted in sai slot, and a link rod connecting the inner endof the handle lever with the valve.

5. The combination with a funnel shell open at the lower end, and havingan in wardly turned tubular hem at the upper edge thereof, a detachablespout fitted liquid tight in the open lower end of the funnel shell andhaving a cylindrical wall at its upper end,

said wall'having lateral discharge-holes therein, and means fortemporarily sealingthe discharge holes, of a coniform filter formed ofreticulate material and fitted on the cylindrical wall at its lower end,and a spring ring at the upper edge of the filter body adapted forengagement with the funnel shell. beneath the tubular hem thereon.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

PETER lllACALLlS'lER. MACKASKIE.

Witnesses:

- P. E. KEELER,

GEo. B. THA'ronER.

